Internal Control Specialist

As an Internal Control Specialist at TCEX - Techcom Crypto Exchange, you conduct compliance monitoring and internal control reviews to ensure the company operates in line with legal regulations, internal policies, and applicable governance standards. You act as an expert in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT), leading or contributing to the design, implementation, and improvement of AML/CFT programmes while identifying, assessing, and controlling compliance risks, financial crime risks, and critical operational risks. You coordinate with ecosystem partners and relevant departments to deploy compliance and internal control requirements, and you track the implementation of remedial actions to strengthen governance and the control environment.

What you'll do

• Conduct compliance monitoring activities and internal control reviews according to approved plans, assessing adherence to legal regulations, internal policies, and business processes to identify risks, control weaknesses, and signs of violation
• Propose and track remedial measures to improve control effectiveness and risk management
• Develop, review, and deploy AML/CFT policies, procedures, and financial crime risk management frameworks
• Perform KYC, CDD, and EDD; assess customer, product, service, and partner risks
• Monitor, analyse, and process unusual transactions, suspicious transactions, and risk alerts on the TCEX platform
• Support reporting obligations, work with competent authorities, and deliver AML/CFT training and communication programmes
• Advise business units on compliance and internal control requirements during product, service, feature, and process rollouts
• Assess the impact of regulatory changes, management requirements, and business model shifts on company operations
• Develop, review, and update compliance policies, procedures, control standards, and training programmes
• Support preparation of reports, files, and documentation for regulators, inspectors, and auditors
• Track implementation of recommendations and remedial actions following inspections and audits
• Participate in handling customer complaints, identifying root causes, and proposing appropriate remedial measures
• Perform specialist tasks in AML/CFT, compliance, and internal control as assigned
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives, automation, and technology and data solutions for compliance management and control activities
• Proactively update knowledge of regulatory requirements and market practices, and share expertise across the department

What you bring

• A university degree in Law, Finance, Banking, Accounting, Auditing, or a related field
• At least 3 years of experience in Finance, Banking, Securities, Fintech, Payments, Fund Management, or equivalent financial institutions
• At least 2 years of experience in one or more of: AML/CFT, Compliance, Internal Control, Internal Audit, or Risk Management
• Hands-on experience conducting inspections, compliance monitoring, risk assessments, or internal control reviews
• Solid understanding of AML/CFT, financial crime risk management, compliance, internal control, and risk management
• Knowledge of KYC, CDD, EDD, transaction monitoring, unusual transaction identification, and anti-fraud controls
• Strong grasp of legal regulations and management requirements applicable to financial services, securities, fintech, or digital trading platforms
• Understanding of operations, products, business processes, and emerging risks in electronic trading environments
• Ability to conduct risk assessments, monitor compliance, review internal controls, and propose appropriate control measures
• Familiarity with data, technology systems, and automation solutions for AML, Compliance, and Internal Control work

Nice to have

• Professional certifications in Securities or related finance fields
• International professional certifications in AML/CFT, Compliance, Internal Audit, Internal Control, or Risk Management such as CAMS, ICA AML, CFCS, CIA, FRM, or equivalent
• Experience in AML/CFT, KYC/CDD/EDD, Transaction Monitoring, Fraud Risk Management, or Financial Crime Compliance
• Prior experience at a securities firm, bank, fintech company, payment intermediary, digital asset service provider, or electronic trading platform

About TCEX - Techcom Crypto Exchange

TCEX - Techcom Crypto Exchange is a cryptocurrency exchange platform operating with a focus on compliance and governance standards in the digital asset trading space.